Gold Mining

Alec Sellem is a French born manning who is the owner and CEO of a England based company, Sellem Industries.

Sellem Industries focuses on gold mining and refining, as well as the intricacies that go hand in hand with that type of work. Sellem is currently running mining operations in several different African nations.

He also works to retain as much regional integrity and to not run mining operations that are dangerous to the environment or the local community. Sellem also focuses a portion of his profits to philanthropic work that occurs within the communities, such as education programs, job creations, agricultural programs, and much more.

Maintaining a good relationship with these communities in addition to using sustainable mining methods is one of the ways that Sellem Industries continues to grow. Recently, he was asked where the idea for his business originated.

According to Sellem, the idea for his business was a natural extension of his already existing interests. He had been working in the gold trading business prior to his mining operations, but he began getting curious about the gold process from beginning to end – vertical integration. Because he knew the industry well, he knew where it was efficient… and where it wasn’t.

By understanding this, Alec Sellem was able to build a successful business that was more effective than those that he was competing against. While globalization is the current trend, Sellem tries a more community based approach to business. Most businesses are constantly trying to get bigger and operate in more places at once.

In Alec Sellem’s view, community based programs are better and they cause less harm to people and the environment. By building the refineries in the same location as the mines, he not only creates jobs, but also helps create a more transparent industry.

In an article with Geeks News entitled, “Artisanal And Small-Scale Mining With Alec Sellem”; Sellem discussed artisanal and small-scale mining differs from large scale mining primarily with lower levels of investment and less use of mechanization and its overall effectiveness and possible solutions to protect human rights.